As [Am]soon as you're born they [G]make you feel [Am]small
By [Am]giving you no time in[G]stead of it [Am]all
'til the [Am]pain is so big you feel [G]nothing at [Am]all
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be

They [Am]hurt you at home and they [G]hit you at [Am]school
They [Am]hate you if you're clever and they [G]despise a [Am]fool
'til [Am]you're so fucking crazy you can't [G]follow their [Am]rules
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be

When they've [Am]tortured and scared you for [G]20 odd [Am]years
Then they [Am]expect you to [G]pick a ca[Am]reer
When you [Am]can't really function; you're [G]so full of [Am]fear
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be

Keep you [Am]doped with religion and [G]sex and [Am]tv
and you [Am]think you're so clever and [G]classless and [Am]free
But you're [Am]still fucking peasants as [G]far as I can [Am]see
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be

There's [Am]room at the top they're [G]telling you [Am]still
but [Am]first you must learn to [G]smile as you [Am]kill
If you [Am]want to be like the [G]folks on the [Am]hill
A [Am]working class hero is [G]something to [Am]be
A [Am]working class [G]hero is [D]something to [Am]be

If you [Am]want to be a hero well [G]just follow [Am]me
If you [Am]want to be a [G]hero [D]just follow [Am]me